Thank you to all who contributed a donation to the Terry Fox - Cancer Research Foundation. Monday morning our class will be taking part in the Terry Fox run at Thorncliffe Park Public School.
Today in class we watched the video below. Maybe you can watch it with your child or family and discuss the bravery of a young man who struggled with cancer. Terry Fox created a life-long-memory to remember those who are sick and need help to find a cure.
"Terry Fox was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, and raised in Port
Coquitlam, British Columbia, a community near Vancouver on Canada's west
coast. An active teenager involved in many sports, Terry was only 18
years old when he was diagnosed with osteogenic sarcoma (bone cancer)
and forced to have his right leg amputated 15 centimetres (six inches)
above the knee in 1977.
While in hospital, Terry was so overcome by the suffering of other
cancer patients, many of them young children, that he decided to run
across Canada to raise money for cancer research.
He would call his journey the Marathon of Hope.
It was a journey that Canadians never forgot.
After 18 months and running over 5,000 kilometres (3,107 miles) to
prepare, Terry started his run in St. John’s, Newfoundland on April 12,
1980 with little fanfare. Although it was difficult to garner attention
in the beginning, enthusiasm soon grew, and the money collected along
his route began to mount. He ran close to 42 kilometres (26 miles) a day
through Canada's Atlantic provinces, Quebec and Ontario. However, on
September 1st, after 143 days and 5,373 kilometres (3,339 miles), Terry
was forced to stop running outside of Thunder Bay, Ontario because
cancer had appeared in his lungs. An entire nation was stunned and
saddened. Terry passed away on June 28, 1981 at the age 22.
The heroic Canadian was gone, but his legacy was just beginning.
To date, over $550 million has been raised worldwide for cancer
research in Terry's name through the annual Terry Fox Run, held across
Canada and around the world." - www.terryfox.org/Foundation/
READ, READ, READ!!!
It is very important to read 10 minutes everyday -
including weekends. The easiest way to do it is to make it a bedtime
routine.
In addition, parents should read at home. Children will model what
they see!
Read aloud to them or share a book with them.
After you are done
ask questions and discuss some parts of the book. What happened first, then, next and last?
Also help your child sound out words... using this reading strategy poster might help.
click to see it larger
You can also have plenty
of reading material available (i.e. visit your local library, magazines, newspapers, comic strips,
brochures, and borrow-a-book will be starting mid October etc...) so they can read at any time.
Don't forget, turn off the t.v. and ... read, read, read!
If you couldn't make it to curriculum
afternoon: I will be sending home two notes with your child or you can click to download them in PDF format and print them at home
1) Overview of the year what your child will be learning from September to
the end of June (click
to download PDF document)
2) Timetable - 10 day cycle (click
to download PDF document)
3) Please view this post for the information that was covered for Room 135 here
4) Please look at our work!
Here are some videos to help your child learn, what sounds do letters make. The first step is leaning how to make those sounds with our mouth. Once we learn this it is the stepping stone to learning how to read words. When we know what an 'A' sounds like we can hear it in the A in "APPLE" - aaaaaaaple.
Please view these videos and share them with your child! It's quite fun!
Here is a great video you can play for your child and they can follow along!
Updated: Documents to download... expectations and timetable found at the end of this post!
Dear Parents,
If you missed curriculum afternoon from 2:45pm - 3: 15pm here is an overview
of what we discussed:
Today was only to discuss routines, polices and procedures
This was just a meeting to get to know me as your child's teacher
Attendance/dismissal:
Starting Monday we will be lining up at LINE __________
If your child is away please call the school
Are my children allowed to walk home?:
Most children are picked up by parents, family member, guardian or take a bus home. If there are any changes to your children's dismissal it needs to be notified in writing. You may also contact the office. If you allow your child to walk home, a letter must be sent to the teacher. No exceptions.
Lunch:
If your child is staying in the lunchroom or going home for lunch for just
one day.Please notify me by writing me a note or they will be sent to the lunchroom or home as usual.
Lunchroom Routine: students eat for 15 minutes and then go outside for
45 minutes. During the winter students will still be expected to go outside
for 45 minutes.
Snack Program:
If your child paid 15 dollars for the snack program - everyday your
child with receive a healthy snack For example
Wednesday: Cucumber slices, bread crackers and cheese
Thursday:
Children had small yogurt and raisin bread
Snack is served from 10:20-10:30am (recess)
Dressing/Clothes/indoor and outdoor shoes:
Children are expected to dress themselves in a timely manner.Changing their shoes and especially in the winter time. When students are responsible for putting on and taking off their own winter jacket, snow pants and boots.
Reporting Cycle: November - Progress Report ( no letter grade) February - Winter Report (letter grade) June - End of year Report (letter grade)
Questions/ interviews:
If you have questions, concerns or want to set up an interview time please
write me a note and we can discuss it further.
Please note it has only been a few weeks since your child has been attending
Grade 1 - further concerns and updates from me will be brought to your attention
as soon as possible if needed.
Homework:
10 minutes of reading at home
Borrow-a-Book program to start mid-October
Websites to help your child learn and
grow: You can find great websites to help your child read, write,
and learn mathematics using these links:
Making the adjustment from half-day kindergarten to full-day Grade One is often difficult for most students. Are you finding your children are tired after school? I usually find that it takes a good month to six weeks before the students are really settled in and completely comfortable with routines in the classroom.
There is so much to learn and so much that is new in Grade One! Having their own desk, learning to keep it tidy and being responsible for their own supplies is a change from kindergarten. Where do I hand in my work? What do I do when I’m finished? How do I log in to my computer? Did I remember to log out? Where does this picture book go? Do I use markers or crayons in my Math book? What do those black squiggles on the page say? Am I going home for lunch? Am I staying in the lunch room? Did I remember to put away my lunch bag in room 135's lunch-bin? Did I remember to bring my notes home to my parents? change my shoes? stack my chair? . . . the list goes on!!
So if your children are tired (or grumpy) after school, please remember that they have spent all day working VERY hard.
Thorncliffe Park Public School is on a ten-day cycle.
Everyday your child will have either gym or music and on days: 8 and 10 they will have both classes. If you don't have a schedule you can request one - and its no problem ;)
Every month you will receive a calendar and a note about what your child is learning.
Please remember to post the classroom calendar somewhere at home to remember important days throughout the month.
This blog will provide a showcase for student writing and art work and a communication link from school to home. You can easily subscribe to this blog and receive automatic notification of new posts by clicking in the box located in the right sidebar and filling in your email address.
I hope that students, families, and friends will leave their positive comments after any of the posts on this blog. Just type into the comment box after the post. You do not need to include your email address here. All comments will be moderated by Ms. Mohammed before they appear in the blog. PLEASE write a comment and share it with your child by asking questions. It is very motivating for children to know that someone will be viewing their work.
I’m looking forward to meeting you all soon. Please introduce yourself and come in and have a look at where you child will be spending this very special first year of school.
Dear First Graders (and families of first graders),
Hurray, hurray! You're a first grader...at last! I have been waiting all summer long to meet you, and I can't wait to take you on the most wonderful learning adventures this year! Get excited!
First grade is going to be a BLAST! I promise. Pinky promise. See you soon, first grader!
